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A view of the Typhon missile system at Laoag International Airport, in Laoag, the Philippines, Sept. 18, 2024, in this satellite image. MANILA (Reuters) — The United States has no immediate plans to withdraw a mid-range missile system deployed in the Philippines, despite Chinese demands, and is tes…

Tommy E. Remengesau Jr. KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — Former Palau President Tommy E. Remengesau Jr., who is running for president again, has denied claims that his 2020 letter to then-U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper included a request for the construction of U.S. military bases in Palau. “I …

Customers wait to place their orders at Kris B.B.Q. during the weekly Skinner Plaza food truck event in Hagåtña on March 2, 2023. HAGÅTÑA (Pacific Island Times/Pacnews) — Guam has joined the ranks of U.S states and territories where adult obesity rates exceed 35%, according to the latest data relea…

A view of the Capitol of Palau in Ngerulmud. KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — The Palau Senate Judiciary and Governmental Affairs Committee conducted a public hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 11 2024, to address the island nation’s escalating drug crisis.    Ministry of Justice officials, alongside senato…

Flags of the U.S. and China are seen in this illustration picture taken on Aug. 2, 2022. SINGAPORE (Reuters) — The United States is amassing an arsenal of abundant and easily made anti-ship weapons as part of American efforts to deter China in the Indo-Pacific region and gear up U.S. forces there. …

Tommy Remengesau Jr. Surangel Whipps Jr. KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — Palau’s presidential debate on Thursday night showcased significant differences in policy positions between the two candidates, President Surangel Whipps Jr. and his brother-in-law, former President Tommy E. Remengesau Jr., on …

U.S. Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata chairs an oversight hearing of the House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the American Samoa Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata on Tuesday led the Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Indi…

Apollo Quiboloy MANILA (Reuters) — Police in the Philippines said on Wednesday more people had come forward alleging sexual abuse by celebrity pastor Apollo Quiboloy, pointing to what they called an alarming pattern of crimes by the wealthy, self-proclaimed “Appointed Son of God.” Quibo…

National flags are placed outside a room where Philippine Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez and China’s Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng address reporters after their meeting in Beijing, China, Jan. 23, 2017. MANILA/BEIJING (Reuters) — The Philippines will stick to its position on Sabina Shoal,…

Congresswoman Amata speaks on the U.S. House floor on Monday for the passage of her bills. WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the American Samoa Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata on Monday served as floor manager during consideration of a slate of bipartisan legislation, includ…